Leviticus 27:12
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
Leviticus 27:12 in other translations
| BSB | The priest shall set its value, whether high or low; as the priest values it, the price will be set. |
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| WEB | and the priest shall evaluate it, whether it is good or bad. As the priest evaluates it, so it shall be. |
| ASV | and the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be. |
| YLT | and the priest hath valued it; whether good or bad, according to thy valuation, O priest, so it is; |
| DARBY | and the priest shall value it, judging between good and bad: according to the valuation of the priest, so shall it be. |
| BBE | And let the priest put a value on it, if it is good or bad; whatever value the priest puts on it, so will it be. |
| Webster | And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be. |
What does Leviticus 27:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 27:9-13
9-13. if it be a beast, whereof men bring an offering unto the Lord--a clean beast. After it had been vowed, it could neither be employed in common purposes nor exchanged for an equivalent--it must be sacrificed--or if, through some discovered blemish, it was unsuitable for the altar, it might be sold, and the money applied for the sacred service. If an unclean beast--such as an ass or camel, for instance, had been…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Leviticus 27:1-13
Zeal for the service of God disposed the Israelites, on some occasions, to dedicate themselves or their children to the service of the Lord, in his house for life. Some persons who thus dedicated themselves might be employed as assistants; in general they were to be redeemed for a value. It is good to be zealously affected and liberally disposed for the Lord's service; but the matter should be well weighed, and…
Leviticus 27:12 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Leviticus 27:11
And if it be any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the Lord, then he shall present the beast before the priest:
- Leviticus 27:12
And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
- Leviticus 27:13
But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof unto thy estimation.
Leviticus 27:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y el sacerdote lo apreciará, sea bueno ó sea malo; conforme á la estimación del sacerdote, así será. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et le sacrificateur en fera l’estimation, selon qu’elle sera bonne ou mauvaise; il en sera selon ton estimation, sacrificateur! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und der Priester soll es schätzen, ob es gut oder schlecht sei; nach deiner, des Priesters, Schätzung, also soll es sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | qui judicans utrum bonum an malum sit, statuet pretium. |